me morning government al jazeera as a, you know, ah, this is al jazeera ah. here watching the news, our life from headquarters in del. hi, i'm debbie and obligated coming up in the next 60 minutes. cuts are as foreign minister says, because officials are talking to the taliban and working with turkey to help reopen couple airport as soon as possible. fighting continues in the last remaining province, holding out against the taliban rule. tropical storm ida sweets through northeastern united states killing a please. 14 people,

roads are submerged and the subway in new york is chucked. the greek composer and politician making fear that he says died at the age of $96.00. he was a major symbol of resistance to the military rule in the 1917. and we hardy with sports another record breaking performance from christiano. rinaldo days after rejoining manchester united, he scored twice for his country, portugal to become the all time leading scorer and international football. awe. hello, welcome to the news, our britain, chaz. it has no plan to recognise the taliban government being formed and i've got to stop. but it is ready to engage directly with the group. the foreign secretary dominic rob was speaking here in doha, after holding talks with katherine for a minister of my been man and sunny said his government is working with the taliban

to get cobbled, airport backup and running. we are working very hard and also engaging with, by the bond to identify what are the gaps and that is for having the airport back up or running. but we would remain hopeful that we wouldn't be able to operate it as soon as possible. while there are concerns, food could run out within a month. the un has worn defect catastrophe with about a 3rd of the countries $38000000.00 citizens facing hunger prices. if essential goods have sword. while the u. s. has frozen about $10000000000.00 and national reserves and getting air traffic moving is one of the 1st challenges facing of don assigns new rulers. a 2nd category jet carrying a technical team has now landed in capital. and that team is evaluating how to resume operations. but has not yet agreed to provide technical assistance. john,

i'll say i'll was at the foreign minister as press conference in dell fall, and i was more details on efforts to restart operations. a couple airport the color for mr. now, but i'm on the tiny confirm that the technical team from his country was deployed to, of kind of start off the 24 hours ago. they're there to assess how to get that airport up and running. obviously, a lot of it was destroyed either by the huge amount of crowds who descended on it or intentionally by the occupying american forces as they left there. so it does require some sort of reconstruction or rebuilding. but the more important one is who is going to be running it was going to be man and gets into that the country. foreign minister said that his government was in talks with the turks as well as obviously to talk about the new rotors on the ground to come up with some sort of a mechanism. although that deal hadn't yet been finalized. he did indicate or point to the fact that they do expect something to be agreed within the coming days,

which was corroborated to us. that's an extent by word we're hearing from sources inside of kind of stand who say the taliban are hoping that domestic flights will be resuming in the next few days and possibly international flights within a week or so as senior resource told me that the initial flight cutter would be helping to operate would be either humanitarian or evacuation ones. that is their main focus for now. not necessarily civilian once. while the world health organization has worn that african hospitals could soon run out of supplies. charles stratford has been to one of the busiest facilities in trouble. we went to a dialysis ward here. people being treated on dialysis machines. the doctor's very concerned. this in fact, is a world bank funded project. they haven't received any money for about 3 months now . that means none of the staff are being paid, they're running very low on vital equipments and medicine in that department. one

doctor said that if the people they're being treated do not get treatment on on a regular basis. they could die within 2 weeks. they also spoke about the fact that some medicines had arrived this morning, but only enough for a week. they were delivered by the organization medicine, cell phone chair, and they were actually for the emergency not the dialysis, not the dialysis department here refill scenes as well. one poor, elderly woman on a stretcher, choking on on, on her own blood in a terrible state. and the elevators don't work simple things like that. she was having to be taken out on a stretcher for stories to the war to be treated so horrific and worrying seems there. we also went to the oncology department now this department is funded, was funded by the form of government,

a similar scenario that the budget had been signed off by the government, but they haven't seen any money yet. big concerns there that the tale bond, we're not going to sign off on this money for whatever reason, whether it be seeing that that money could be used in, in a different sector. again, salaries hadn't been paid. and death rates, mortality rates going up all the time. anyway, certainly people dying from cancer, again because of what people hear say is the mismanagement of funds that should be put towards raising greater awareness. many of the people coming to this hospital with stage 4 cancer and in a terrible state. so the situation here certainly is this hospital, and as i say it is the largest and i've got this done is anything to go by the health to this country is hemorrhaging. and there are serious concerns of the withholding of international money could make things even was richard brennan is the regional emergency director for the eastern mediterranean at the world health

organization. he says the agency needs access to the airport to bring in medical supplies. we need to get the airport up and running in cable. so those commercial flights can come in. we need security on the ground. so then once those supplies do arrive, we can distribute them confidently to the clinics and hospitals that need them. we also need the borders consistently open to humanitarian assistance. there are some restrictions from the neighboring countries right now, we can not launch across a large cross border 8 operation right now, because of some of the limitations of the boards. the backbone of health care across afghanistan is what's called the the basic package of health services project. and this was funded by international donors through the ministry of health . and it supports essential health services in over 2300 clinics and hospitals

across the country. because their own laws and regulations, both donors and now no longer allowed to channel the funding through the ministry of health. and what we're looking at is the precipitous closure of up of those health facilities as of september the 5th because they are supported by non governmental organizations. and those n jose have have a written to the government saying we can't sustain services beyond september. the 5th, this would be a precipitous and calamitous closure of health care at a time when needs skyrocketing. while the taliban is still facing armed resistance and the pen sheer valley. the mountainous enclave is 150 kilometers north of kabul . since the capital fell, its been the only province to hold out against the group. there has been more fighting after talks between the 2 sides fail to reach a settlement. thousands of people have been killed or by done by here is

a lecture at the american university. if i've done this done, he describes the military and political situation in penn cheer. this quite tricky situation and very difficult time for the country as well because we're looking at a possible as civil war in case these negotiations fail. we have to keep in mind the symmetric in capabilities and capacity are fighting as well, the resistance movement. and when share is 5 percent off the force that the taller one have again, the tyler bandu surround them from all sides as well. we do understand that the resistance movement with front for certain countries, foreign countries that we're trying to make sure there was a site enough on the fund that negotiated for a certain way of life. we've heard from masoud through his office as well that

there are trying to negotiate certain liberties. but at the end of the day, the information that we're hearing now are moms with regards to participation and demand that the follow up on the unfair. with regards to the share that is expected . so we, it's a very difficult situation. the taliban so far have shown restrained relative to how quickly they would act historically. and we're hoping a political way comes out of it. dozens of women in afghanistan, 3rd largest city, have stayed a protest demanding the taliban preserved their rights. dozens gathered in front of the governor's office and harass holding cards and chanting slogan. taliban leaders to promise to allow women to work and attend university. but in separate classes for men, many fear that gains and women's rights over 2 decades will be rolled back under the groups rule. there were the news. our on al jazeera plenty more head,

including back to class, but for how long? the education crisis in lebanon, that's leaving schools and parents to fend for themselves. parts of indian administer kashmir are locked down after the death of a senior jefferson leader, one of the best flu shots he'll ever see on a tennis court at the us open. stories coming up and support would lead ah, but 1st that these 14 people have died in floods in the us states of new york, new jersey as tropical storm ida batteries, the ne, many drowns when they became trapped in their basements. the new york mayor has declared a state of emergency zane bus robbie passmore. hurricane ida has been tearing across the united states, making its way from the gulf of mexico to the east coast,

downgraded to a storm. it continued to plough through parts of pennsylvania, new york, and new jersey, leaving behind chaos and destruction. he was pretty quick when maybe 5 minutes and then everything was decimated. so i turned off the radio and you just heard everything there like a roof. everything collapses that we all jumped under the steps. on wednesday night, new york city mayor bill de blasio ordered the city into a state of emergency. extreme weather, causing record rainfall and dangerous floods. in pennsylvania, thousands of people had to leave a town. lorraine cause dam waters to reach dangerous levels. some residents of maryland and virginia were also forced to abandon their homes, schools, and businesses closing until further notice. the extreme weather event has also extended from the appalachian mountains into massachusetts and tornadoes in parts

of new jersey. so flights grounded, newark liberty international airport was also closed. even trains into the terminal were suspended. the impact from ida has been so extreme. the u. s. national weather service issued a flash flood warning in new york city for the 1st time in the throbbing algeria, let's get an update from kristen salumi. she joining us from hoboken not over in new jersey or press conference is just wrapped up. chris and officials were giving an update on the situation. what did they have to say? well, officials in new york, new jersey and pennsylvania really are still taking stock of the situation. we know that there are at least 14 people who have died as a result of the storm. 8 of them in new york, where people were trapped in their basement. at least 5 here in new jersey family

was found also in their apartment. all of the details are just coming together. pennsylvania also is expecting to report multiple fatalities, but not releasing a number as of yet because they are, they are still in the process of rescuing people from homes and cars. the situation here has just caught it so many people off guard. there was a flash flooding alert for new york that was issued in the evening on wednesday. but it's just not something that new yorkers are accustomed to dealing with and many were caught in their vehicles as roads became flooded. similarly here in new jersey, you can see behind me there's it doesn't even look like very deep flooding. but as we've been here for the last 45 minutes, tow trucks arrived in full 3 vehicles out of that puddle. i spoke to law enforcement here. they told me that it was much higher last night. and as i look

around, i can see debris in the road that has washed up clearly, but the flooding was much higher in the overnight hours, and people were trapped in their cars. so in new york, they're saying that there were at least a 100 rescue operations that were conducted on the road waste. they are here in new jersey. we don't have an exact number, but emergency crews have been working since yesterday evening trying to address the many concerns here. and again, it's just such an unusual weather event for new york. it seemed to catch many people off guard to put it in perspective, new york city central park receive nearly 9 centimeters of rain in one hour that shattered the earlier record. the earlier record was set just over a week ago during hurricane on re when it was almost 5 centimeters of rain in one hour. so really intense downpours overnight and here we are. today, the sun is shining, it's a beautiful day. if you look around me,

everything looks normal but, but trust me, it's not, it's, it was a very intense storm. and people are, are still taking stock. so it's hard to say exactly the extent of the damages. as we heard from new jersey governor a while ago. a lot of people are, are in pain and suffering this morning to try to take stock in. unfortunately, some have lost loved ones as a result of this. yeah. alright, thank you so much kristen for that update from new jersey. well, the u. s. supreme court has narrowly rejected an emergency appeal against the new abortion law in the state of texas. so the court voted 5 to 4 to allow the country's most strict, strict of law to remain in place and banned the procedure from 6 weeks into pregnancy and makes no exceptions for rape or incest. and gallagher reports on wednesday, the so called fetal heartbeat bill of texas became law making it one of the

strictest abortion measures in the us. this is now the only state binding abortions after a heartbeat has been detected at around 6 weeks before many women even realize they're pregnant. texas governor greg abbott, signed the bill in may with the expectation of legal challenges they work together on a bipartisan basis to pass a bill that i'm about to sign that ensures that the life of every unborn child who has a heartbeat will be saved from the ravages of abortion. by midnight on tuesday, clinics across the state were turning women away, who are more than 6 we pregnant. we're having really difficult conversations where patients are filled with anguish and worry and fear as they try to figure out what's next to them. i'm in health group say it amounts to a total ban on abortion, but the new law also empowers ordinary citizens to su abortion providers. and those who help women get the procedure. we think that we could see lawsuit against

a huge range of people including frontline workers. that health center is including counselors to provide genetic counseling to someone about their pregnancy and ultimately refer them for an abortion if that's what the patient wants. several other states mostly in the conservative south, have tried passing similar abortion restrictions with mixed success. pro abortion rights group, say the legal push, maybe leading up to a direct challenge to the 1973 landmark roe v wade federal ruling that gave women the right to seek an abortion state of mississippi is now directly challenging that constitutional rights. and with a more conservative leaning supreme court, it may be the biggest test in decades. we certainly have reason to fear what the supreme court will deal with this stretch challenge to row and what's happening today and going forward. and texas is deeply alarming because they may have found a blueprint for rolling back abortion access,

regardless of what the supreme court decides with the jackson women's health case. access to abortions is long been a divisive and deeply political issue in the us. but momentum seems to be gathering pace to challenge the choice of women across this nation and galico al jazeera. and let's get more on this with our white house correspondent, kimberly how can so kimberly, as anyone think the hugely divisive issue. and we know that the biden administration has criticized the adoption of thought abortion law over in texas. tell us more about the reactions coming in. yeah, this is an issue that has polarized americans for multiple generations and decades . and so nothing has really changed in that respect that those, that support abortion and think that it is a right of a woman to choose whether or not she can terminate pregnancy. a really, really upset over this and i'm a little bit shocked. and those that are opposed to abortion are seen. this is as a win, but only a short term when the biden administration has issued

a statement back to us president calling this law that is allowed to stand right now in texas as extreme. and particularly concerning for joe biden, is how this will impact women's health. in other words, he believes that this will this proportionately affect communities of color as well as low income communities. so the white house is vowing to look at what it can do to ensure that they, that women get the access to health care. the white house believes that they should have that they believe is a constitutional right. kimberly just clarify something for us. i mean, is that it then is the supreme court ruling sort of the final coffin on this abortion debate in texas or what could happen next? right. so it's really important to get you out this question because it was very clear in the ruling by the supreme court that was narrowly. 2 tilted in favor of

those that oppose abortion that this is not the final word. then we've seen this from the supreme court before that essentially they kick things back when they feel . 2 that the order is, or the challenge is weren't carefully crafted. and we do know in this case that those that oppose this texas law thought is to extreme. but this was a bit of an emergency effort, a bit of a rush job, if you will, put it in layman's terms. so the court kicked it back said look, we expect there will be other challenges to this law. but as it stands right now, this, as you have written it up, is not going to pass the high bar or the high burden necessary to essentially overturn this law that was been put in place by the texas legislature. so this is something that is going to continue to be battled and both sides are recognizing that in fact, those that feel they've gotten a victory. know this is likely to be short term. and so they're going to continue. and those that oppose the strict restriction, in fact,

are going to continue to fight this valley to do that. but i think what's important to note at all this, this is just kind of a microcosm of what's happening in one state. but really a pattern that is happening across conservative states in the united states where we're seeing these types of battles. okay, thank you so much. kimberly health care reporting from the white house greece, her last one, if it's leading classical music, fingers. composer mickey's, feel that he died on thursday and a career spanning decades. he was known for political resistance early on and grew to personify the modern face of greek music for a challenge. looks back at his life. come on my boy. me its pluck strings again and its dance me instantly recognizable and instantly say greece. scott mika said the ruckus didn't just sound tracks

over the greek, the movie soundtracks his country to the world. and with it countless greek holidays and to vern meals. ah. but this musical achievement was just one chapter theatre offices near century and long life, life entirely, intertwined with greece, his turbulence, post world war to history, always lived with 2 sounds, one political, one musical. he told the new york times in 1970. that was during the already veteran communist years in french exile after the greek military to enter, jailed and tortured him. it was the 3rd time he'd been imprisoned by right wing rulers of greece. when the just failed in 1974, he returns to a hero's welcome and immediately threw himself back into domestic let when politics

as greece return to democracy, the coming a communist party m p. we have won. again. we've proved that we are stronger. they have the tanks, but we have the ideals and the songs for theater, rocket art and politics were inseparable. if art expresses the feelings of the people properly than inevitably, it is political, he said, and his music is inseparable from grief. during the 1960 is more than half the music produced by the greek recording in a 3 separate theatre rocket in the late eighty's, he fell out of love with left him and became a conservative politicians. but he re found his socialist voice and in 2010 began using it against forced therapy is the e. u and i am f bailed out greece's collapsing economy bookkeeper. from this point on, it's a heavy word. treason and i'm going inside to tell them myself. you fiercely

criticise alexis suppresses government for adhering to the bailout terms and for its deal with macedonia of the use of the dispute. the geographical name, the ever the rebel, and ever striving to voice the views and the music of his country. let's discuss life without a grander zachary this he's a ph. d candidate in international relations at the london school of economics and political sciences. he's joining us live from us in cyprus, thanks for speaking to us. so despite the hardships making the case, not only managed to establish himself as a respected musician and composer, of course, but a politician. but what was it about him? do you think that made him such an iconic figure for greeks, whether they were on the left or on the right? well, thank you very much for having me. and i think the, you know, speaking with people from all sorts of life,

all ages from different political backgrounds, it seems to like that we have lost a father figure, you know, like a father. we don't really all love all aspects of that figure. but we appreciate him as a guiding, as a guiding sort of light. and i think the something that, especially people that don't, don't speak recall or not very familiar with, with greek music. what you said that i just did that revolutionized pretty good music. and at the same time, it was all sort of allusion iving politics in a very cultural way. it was the fact that he chose to put very fork, found the music, the sound of the key to the words of poets. but not only do you know, of course, that when it began to reach, that was my numbers that were coming from the greek left. but he was also putting his music to, to the, to the, to the,

to the lyrics and the forms of your was very sort of the lead is for people that did not come from the left and actually making war plus poetry accessible to, to, to the average greek citizens and he spoke of religion in music but also sing politics in that sort of manner. yeah. so this might be a difficult question to answer because he's just accomplished so much as you're saying. but how do you think you most remember him? personally? i would say that the for me, the songs that she dubbed the songs of the ass, which was especially songs that he wrote in you sell when he was imprisoned in doing the jews. today's are, are very, very important in my own, in my own life. because of the sheer fierceness of the music,

of the lyrics and the role character about which it was describing to the dealership in the heart of the people from all sorts of life and from all sorts of political backgrounds have to your jury duty. right. tell us about the some of the other causes that he took on outside of greece because we understand that he was also a champion for a better relations between turkey and greece. but he was also with champion of the palestinian cause and a supporter of palestinian rights. well, me, you said that it was someone that truly believed he himself had actually fought as a partisan during the not sure patient of fish, but also during the the greek civil war on the left. but he was someone despite that sort of background that believe that they had the solution to the problems of the middle east of this, out of the internet in order to come through through collaboration and cohabitation,

between people and to these. and when he was an m p of the communist party in the 1980s he stablished in 1986 in again, a very turbulent period in brick with turkish relations. because of, of discovery in the g n. and the continental shelf disputes that we were still with listen to the state. he was someone that actually going against the conference of who she's times she stablished with other important musicians and artists in re, in turkey. they're going to go turkish friendship committee, yet he gave concerts in check at that time, she was up as a traitor by a large segment of the greek political scene at the time for, for that action. and she actually believed. and he, she stated that in one of his very last interviews in 2000 and team that the only solution to,

to the districts in the gym would be the courts and coal cohabitation of that see by both greeks enterprise. right. and on the other end on the palestinian issue, of course you are the chairman of the policy, but you have to remember that he wrote as someone that actually is i said he was a partisan against the nazis in greece and someone that actually save jews from from the knox in the cafe sion in greece, he wrote a very important piece of work on the montage, a competitor that was also chunk of the group. and that signified the horrors of the holocaust. right. first the 1st count and.